General

General

Helpful Resources & Websites

There are wonderful resources available online, in print and on CDs to help make your crochet and knitting experience more enjoyable. In addition, consider taking classes at your local yarn department or store or joining a guild.

Knitting & Crochet Chat Rooms, Bulletin Boards, Web sites

Crocheters, hand knitters, and machine knitters worldwide communicate with each other via the Internet on a variety of Bulletin Boards and Chat Lists. Be sure to visit the Bulletin Boards at the Craft Yarn Council web site — www.knitandcrochet.com) and at The Knitting Guild Association — www.tkga.com), Crochet Guild of America — www.crochet.org), as well as many offered by guild chapters.

In order to be a "member" of a given list, you need to register with the computer that owns the list, or "subscribe." The easiest way to subscribe to many of the following lists is by going to www.woolworks.org, a very useful-to-knitters web site. Once on the home page, go to Resources, knitting related Computer Resources, Fiber-related Mail Lists. Another suggestion is to log on to www.egroups.com. From their home page, search for knit and crochet list.

Crochetpartners.org — one of most popular chat areas for crocheters

Crochet.about.com — a compendium of crochet information from a variety of sources.

Books & CDs

Books are an invaluable resource for every crocheter and knitter and there are thousands from which to choose. Listed below are those books that include helpful information, along with patterns that require less shaping and intricate stitch work. The publishing company is listed first, followed by the book title.

Artisan Div. Of Workman Publishing

Kids Knitting by Melanie Falick

Caron International

Learn to Knit Video

Coats & Clark

Crochet Made Easy CD-Rom

Knitting Made Easy CD-Rom

F+W Publications (Krause)

The Crochet stitch Bible by Betty Barnden

Easy Knitted Accessories by Jeanette Trotman

Fireside

Knitting Without Tears by Elizabeth Zimmerman

Interweave Press

Crocheters' Companion by Nancy Brown

Knitter's Companion by Vicki Square

Martingale & Co.

First Knits by Luise Roberts

Knitting with Novelty Yarns by Laura Militzer Bryant and Barry Klein

The Ultimate Knitter's Guide by Kate Buller

Simon & Schuster

A Passion for Knitting by Nancy J. Thomas and Ilana Rabinowitz

Sixth & Spring Books

Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book edited by Trisha Malcolm

Vogue Knitting On the Go Series

Beginner Basics (knitting) edited by Trisha Malcolm

Crochet Basics edited by Trisha Malcolm

Storey Publishing

Hooked on Crochet by Candi Jensen

Knit Baby Blankets edited by Gwen Steege

Knit Scarves! By Candi Jensen

Wiley Press/Hungry Minds

Crocheting for Dummies by Susan Brittain and Karen Manthey

Knitting for Dummies by Pam Allen

XRX Publishing

The Knitting Experience: Book 1 The Knit Stitch by Sally Melville, Elaine Rowley and Alexis Xenakis

The Knitting Experience: Book 2 The Purl Stitch by Sally Melville, Elaine Rowley and Alexis Xenakis